Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-25
Efforts 70 Secure an Amicable Set
tlement Practically Abandoned.
De GERS JOINS THE WAR PARTY.
He Accuses the Austrian Govern
uert of Gross Duplicity.
TONE OF THE PRESS.
st. Petersburg Papers Declare That
Bulgaria Must Become a Russian
Province and Austria Forced From
Bosnia and Herzegovin.
The Continental Outlook.

The Continental Outlook.
Copyright 1857 by NsiU YORK. Issocidted Press
BERLIN. Dec. eff war early in the
spring is avoided official anticipation will be
deceived and military expectation disap-
pointed. Within the past few days It has be-
come the settled conviction of diplomatic
circles that the cars pacific tendencies have
been overborne by the Panslavist faction
and that he is now under the control Of the
war party, the leaders of which are likely to
precipitate war by some act of provOcation
without the cars full assent.
The return CT General Won Schweinitz.
the German ambassador, to st. Petersburg
was hoped 70 be signnlized by a decisive turn
of the tide peaceward. The conference
between Won Schweinitz and De Giers. the
Russian prime minister, on Thursday last had
a contrary result. Whatever passed during
the interview has deepened the distrust in
Berlin and increased the irritation of the
Austrian government towards the Cars
minister's. De Giers appears to have aban-
doned his policy Of peace pressure upon the
Car and to have thrown his influence on the
side Of the military party. He IS reported as
telling Won Schweinitz that the Car IS sin
cerely desirous of peace but IS unable TO
tolerate longer Austrian duplicity in thwart-
ing Russias endcavors TO obtain the Just
fruits Of her sacrifices in the Balkan cam
paign. De Giers has also complained of
Count kalusky's language in reference to
Russia declaring it unbearable, and that it
iustifes every measure Russia might take to
reinforce her troops on the frontier.
An ominous Indication of tho extreme ten
sion of the situation is the bellicose tone of
the St. Petersburg papers towards Austria.
Bulgaria. these papers say, must be deprived
of any shadow of autonomy and become
Russian province, while Austria must be
forced 10 evacuate Bosnia and Herzegovina.
An inspired article IN the Grashdanin states
knowletiEa hat the terms of the treaty of
alliance leave Germany free mo- % interfere
unless Austria is threatened with a collapse
wniriii rrculd involve territorial losses. This
Pesth, which treats the war question as
common matter between Austria and Ger
many.
The Berlin official view concurs with that
Won Wokehstein, the Austrian ambassador
at St. Petersburg, had received assurance
from De Giers that the movements of troops
had ceased IS semi-0iticially denied from Vi
emma tonight.
Reassuring representations would be USE
less in the face of facts During the past
week the Russian cavalry and light artillery
have been pushed forward to the extreme
outposts. \ careful estimate gives Russia
eight and a half army corps within the from
tier districts of Warsaw, Villa and Kieff,
with 10 field batteries, against the combined
Austrian and German force of five and a
half army corps, with eighty-two batteries.
Russia has also an immense preponderance
in cavalry strength.
The Tageblatt refers TO the recent attempt
of the court clique TO influence the crown
prince TO resign in favor of Prince William,
his son. The accepted version Of the affair
credits Prince Bismarck with renewing the
pressure on the crown prince By sending
Count Won Munster to san Reno to repre-
sent that the gravity Of the situation and the
| iInninence of fatefuI war necessitated his
a5dication 10 enable Prince William to ac'
| beside the emperor. The crown
princess reply TO this was that so Ions
as he draws breath he woulC
not surrender his rights or hi!
duties. The Tageblatt goes 10 the length o.
suggesting that endeavors are being made Il
| induce the crown prince to undergo IN opera
rion in order that a fatal termination may b,
| hurried and end the political embarrassment
! The National Zeitung refers to the insinua
ton in terms Of Indignation but the assertions
! OF the Tageblatt are known 70 have j soliC
stratum CT fact. The defeat of the intrigue
has strengthened court opposition TO Prince
/ Bismarck.
| The North German Gazette announces tha
The emporer has appointed Count Herber
Bismarck privy councillor, with the title O.
! excellcncy.